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Author - James Joyce 0001   Mixed

 
 
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1. Joyces's initials were J A A. What was his third Christian name?
 
Alan
Albert
Aloysius
Alvin
 

 
2. Whom did Joyce marry in 1931?
 
Nora Barnacle
Nora Limpet
Nora Whelk
Nora Winkle

On hearing of Nora's surname, Joyce's father said: 'She'll stick with him.'
 

 
3. What was the title of the collection of Joyce's short stories published in 1914?
 
Dubliners
Londoners
New Yorkers
Parisiennes
 

 
4. What was the title of Joyce's 1916 semi-autobiographical novel - A portrait of the Artist…….?
 
As a Young Dog
As a Young Man
As a Young Poet
As a Young Writer

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog was written by Dylan Thomas
 

 
5. In which city was Joyce born in 1882?
 
Cork
Dublin
Galway
Limerick
 

 
6. From 1888 until 1892 Joyce attended Clongowes Wood College, a boarding school in which Irish county?
 
Carlow
Clare
Kerry
Kildare
 

 
7. What was the title of Joyce's final novel, published in 1939?
 
Brogans Wake
Finnegans Wake
Hogans Wake
Logans Wake

This one was hard work; it took him 17 years to write it
 

 
8. What is the title of Joyce's 1918 play?
 
The Examiners
The Exhibitionists
The Exiles
The Extortionists
 

 
9. Which of these is a character created by Joyce?
 
Molly Bloom
Molly Flower
Molly Rose
Molly Snowdrop

She's loosely based on the ancient Greek heroine Penelope
 

 
10. In 1941 Joyce underwent an operation on a perforated ulcer in which Swiss city?
 
Bern
Geneva
Lausanne
Zurich
 

 
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